{"id":3968,"date":"2019-04-06T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whelkdev10.ca\/?page_id=3968"},"modified":"2024-03-28T21:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:35:51","slug":"how-the-insurance-claims-process-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northernlightsexteriors.com\/denver-storm-damage\/how-the-insurance-claims-process-works\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW THE INSURANCE CLAIM PROCESS WORKS"},"content":{"rendered":"
How the Insurance Claims Process Works (And Sometimes Doesn\u2019t Work)<\/h1>\n
How it\u2019s frequently possible to get your insurance company to pay much more than you or they expected.<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s bad enough when you have a hail storm or the famous Colorado winds blow through your town and damage your property, but that\u2019s just the start: afterwards, you face a long and urgent process of getting your property back to the way it was.<\/span><\/p>\n
It\u2019s unfortunate when nature drops this mess into your lap. But there\u2019s a hard way to deal with the problem\u2026and an easier way.<\/span><\/p>\n
The hard way involves lots of your time, to: <\/span><\/p>\n
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temporarily make your property safe for inhabiting (with tarps, boarding up, or other temporary fixes)<\/span><\/li>\n
find and screen multiple subcontractors <\/span><\/li>\n
deal with your insurance company<\/span><\/li>\n
deal with your mortgage company<\/span><\/li>\n
possibly deal with city workers and utilities<\/span><\/li>\n
Oh yes, and also carry on with the full-time life that you had before the disaster.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this whole mess, your insurance company plays a central role: after all, they\u2019re the ones who can write a check to get the ball rolling to fix your property.<\/span><\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the problem: Your insurance company likes to collect your insurance premiums, but when it comes time to pay for some disaster you\u2019ve experienced\u2014<\/span>the less they pay out, the bigger their profits.<\/b><\/p>\n
Insurance is a numbers game: collect as much in premiums as possible, and pay out as little in claims as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n
That may be OK, if the deck were not stacked against you.<\/span><\/p>\n
But it is.<\/span><\/p>\n
How? Because the insurance company is expert at being able to assess damage and process claims\u2014and you\u2019re not. That means that you\u2019re in the vulnerable position of having to <\/span>take their word for how much money to pay you…<\/b><\/p>\n
…Unless you have Northern Lights Exteriors in your corner.<\/span><\/h3>\n